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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Living Legend" data-source="post: 5654940" data-attributes="member: 6668383">You're timing is good in the sense that the newer versions of Word (2007 and above) are way better at laying things out than previous versions.  I do a lot of this at my job for internal documents, and with old versions there was a lot of trial and error.  Open Office isn't bad either.  From what I've heard they aren't as good as professional software, but if you don't need anything fancy they work just fine and don't require near the money or learning curve.With that disposable income you've go you could also take a look at a class at a local college or similar to familiarize yourself with whatever program you choose.  I know the continuing education classes at my local branch of Indiana University are about $150 a pop and last for a few weeks a couple days a week (or online), so not a big commitment there in time or money.</blockquote>